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Long Sault’s Brett Liscomb Finds Adventures Through Hockey

By Morley Seaver Liscomb came back as an over- they’d be in the dressing room,
ager the following year and then in the bus, with us when we went
f Brett Liscomb’s hockey career
became a member of the X-Men out anywhere. It was defi nitely an
Iwere to end today, he would
of St Francis Xavier University experience.”
have thousands of memories to
where he continued his 67’s
look back on. The former member Liscomb’s career then took
reputation as a point-a-game
of the Cornwall Colts eventually another interesting turn. “A guy
player. After a year and a half
became a member of the Windsor from Cornwall had played in
however, he decided that he would

Spitfires of the OHL. And he’s Australia five or six years before
be better served by starting his pro
been on the move ever since, that,” he says. “He had always
career right away and signed with
scoring goals and seeing the told about how much fun he had
the Johnstown Chiefs.
world. and what a great experience it
Bad luck played a part when a was. A goaltender friend of mine
“I was pretty excited when I
newly-signed coach brought in all and I were kind of bouncing the
went to Windsor,” he remembers.
his own players in training camp idea around of going to Australia
“Everything happened so quickly
and most of the other players for the summer and found out his
to be honest with you. Even though
were released. Liscomb opted for assistant coach actually used to
I lived away from home the year
Tulsa but then ended up getting run a development camp there.
before, going to Windsor, which
injured in his first game. When

was nearly seven hours away, was “So we told him we were
he returned, the lineup was pretty
a new experience. I had a great interested and he made a few
much set and he had a hard time
training camp though. We had a calls to a few teams and we ended comfortable. And Australians are
working back into the lineup.
great group of guys and I started up going together to Adelaide. typically passionate about their
“I ended up going to Huntsville, Hockey is a bit different there sports and they just continue that
off really well scoring in my first

Alabama from there,” he says, because they obviously don’t into hockey.”
OHL game. We had a half-decent
“and we had a good year. I scored have the state of the art rinks that
team finishing up in eighth. We Liscomb then returned to the

some big goals and we ended we have here. There are a lot of

played London in the first round Southern Professional Hockey
up winning the championship old buildings. Some don’t even
and they swept us. But I think I League where he’s played the
actually.” have glass, just wire mesh.”
led all rookies in scoring that year last several years. “I’ve been very
and that included Steve Downey After playing for Pensacola Since the league was country- fortunate to do what I do,” he
who I actually lived with for the for one year, Liscomb signed on wide, the upside of the experience says. “The area here has a strong

first year.” with the New Jersey Outlaws was that team got to indulge in contingent of pro hockey players.
where they were filming a reality some traveling. “For example, if I think growing up and everybody

After two and a half years in
show about the larger than life we were playing in Perth which pushing each other…. we all
Windsor, Liscomb was traded
characters on the team. would be a six-hour plane ride, we wanted to be better than each
to Ottawa in exchange for Brian
would leave on a Monday if we other. Even though we all took
Bickell. He says that coming “They filmed the team for the

were playing Friday or Saturday. different routes, overall we’re
back to his familiar surroundings whole season,” he says “and we
We’d get to travel for the week very appreciative of what we’re
was “pretty incredible. I grew up won another championship there.
and fly back with the team after able to do because we understand

watching the 67’s and hearing We had a really dominant team.
the game. that not everybody is able to do
about Killer and the history of the I think we lost only 10 games or
this for a living.”
organization. It was pretty exciting so all year. But it was defi nitely “It was a great way to travel.
and it was nice for my family that different. You had to be cautious Our team lost in the fi rst round “A large chunk of thanks has to
they didn’t have to travel very about some of the things you said but it was a great experience. It go back to my parents. Without
far and they could come and see because no matter what you say, was a great group of guys and their support, I wouldn’t be able
every game. Every Friday night, your words could be used in some the coach was actually from to do what I’ve done. Countless
there’d be my aunts and uncles different context. You got used to Saskatchewan. So it was nice to hours in the rink…I know all
and my grandmother and parents it after awhile and wouldn’t even have a Canadian dynamic around that’s cliché but it couldn’t be any
watching me play.” know they were there because the team, which made it more closer to the truth.”